
Get an overview in a direct comparison of both systems
You want a Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP system but don’t know which is more suitable for you: Business Central (BC) or Finance & Operations (FO)? We have compared the two systems and listed the essential features for you.
Business Central vs. Finance & Operations
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central | |
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Motto | Modern Technology For Branch-Oriented Requirements Integration | Lean System With Lots Of Add-Ons |
Suitable For | Companies Of All Sizes >100 Users | Small And Medium-Sized Companies <100 Users |
Type Of License | Named User | Named User |
Minimum Number Of (Full) Users | 20 | 1 |
Costs (User/Month) | Finances: 151,80€ Operations: 151,80€ | BC Essentials: 59,00€ BC Premium: 84,30€ |
Availability | SAAS / Cloud On-Premise | SAAS / Cloud On-Premise |
Business Processes | – Partner Solutions Are Tested And Qualified By Microsoft And Therefore Harmonize With One Another – Not Every Partner Already Has Their Solutions Cloud-Ready | – Partner Solutions Are Tested And Qualified By Microsoft And Therefore Harmonize With One Another – Not Every Partner Already Has Their Solutions Cloud-Ready – Every Customer Only Buys The Additional Apps That They Really Need |
Globalization And Growth | – Already Contains 42 Languages, 30 Country-Specific Information And Help Contents And 32 Localizations As Well As Legal Information – The Technical Basis Is More Sophisticated | – Available In Several Languages – A Country-Specific Instance Must Be Booked For Each Country (Dach Countries Are An Exception) – Every Company Growth Can Mean That Further Additional Apps Have To Be Installed |
Intercompany | Help With The Creation And Exchange Of Commercial Documents As Well As The Subsequent Workflow (e.g. Logistics, Scheduling Or Picking, etc.) | Help With The Creation And Exchange Of Commercial Documents |
Master Data | – Global Master Data Is Managed Centrally – Individual Additions Are Possible For Each Client – Changes Are Immediately Adopted In The Entire System | – Without A Partner Solution No Global Master Data Management Possible – Master Data Are In The Individual Clients – High Synchronization Effort For Changes – Manual Synchronization |
Programming | – X++ (Fully Object-Oriented) – Visual Studio – Repository With Data Types And Model | – Not Object-Oriented; Changes Have To Be Considered In Several Places |
Let’s have a closer look at the features:
Microsoft Dynamics ERP Systems
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central |
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Accounts Receivable Active Sales Support Through Call Center Functionality (Full-Featured CRM) Assets Attendance Times Audit Workbench BI Functionality Budgeting Cargo Management Cash Management Collection Processing Consolidation Cooperation With Suppliers Costing Creditors Data Management Fleet Management General Ledger Accounting Global Address HR Intercompany Settlement Inventory Valuation Marketing & Sales MS Office Add-Ons Multichannel Support For Various Sales Channels (Web Shops, POS, Shipping, …) Organizational Management Portals Personnel Management With Personnel Time Recording Planning & Budgeting Procurement Product Configurator Product Information Management Production Planning Project Handling With Preject Time Recording Project Management Questionnaire Reatil Funcionality (Online And Staionary With Cash Register And Modern Pos) Retail / Cash Registers, If Requiered Retail Center Sales Service Processing Taxes Treasury Variants Wage And Salary Warehouse Management (Wms) With Integrated Mobile Solution Warehousing Workflows | Accounts Receivable Analyzing Assembly Management Assets Budgeting CRM Finance Management HR Integration In Microsoft 365; Additional Functions Must Be Purchased Separately Inventory Valuation Planning Production Project Management Service Processing Task Management Treasury Warehousing Workflow XBRL |
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